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DJ Hicks Texas A&M
File DT-28 · National rank 526 · 2027 class

DJ Hicks

#5· Texas A&M ·DT ·Sr ·2027 Draft · Katy, Texas
6'3"Height 295 lbWeight
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Day 1 StarterElite TalentMulti-Year Starter
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My Grade
6.1/10
Priority UDFA
Current · UDFA Territory
5.7 Floor range 0.9 Ceiling 6.6
6.6/10
Priority UDFA
Ceiling · +0.5
5.7/10
Priority UDFA
Floor · −0.4
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (DL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.5) · up-year team.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.4.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
6.1 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

Former five-star and the No. 1 interior recruit in his class, Hicks has been a three-year contributor at Texas A&M whose role is finally widening — 26 tackles and a career-best three sacks over 11 games in 2025 as a projected starter. There's pedigree and length here, and the interior pass-rush flashes are the kind that make evaluators keep the folder open. However, this is a pedigree-outrunning-production case: the tackle and sack totals have been steady rather than dominant for a player recruited to take over a line, and the tape hasn't yet delivered the disruptive season the star ranking promised. A high-ceiling interior lineman with real tools whose grade is held honestly at the fringe until the production catches the recruiting billing — a 2027 name to track, not yet bank.